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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2024
Dupont Electronics, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Lewis B. Jennings, Elkton, MD (US);
Peter J. Fronczkiewicz, Lake Wylie, SC (US);
SP HOLDING II ET, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a component of a flexographic printing system. The component includes an electromagnetic energy source operable to electronically couple to a controller. The electromagnetic energy source is further operable to apply a pre-hardening process to a non-print region of a raw flexible plate. The pre-hardening process results in a pre-hardened region of the non-print region of the raw flexible plate. The pre-hardened region of the non-print region of the raw flexible plate counters a clamping force applied to the non-print region of the raw flexible plate.